!!George Gegelashvili - Curriculum Vitae

__Education & academic degrees:__
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*1987 PhD (Candidate of Biological Sciences), from Palladin Institute of Biochemistry, Kiev, Ukraine, and the Supreme Certification Commission at Council of Ministers of USSR.
*1981 Master, with Honors (Biology/Biochemistry), Tbilisi State University, Georgia
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__International training:__
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*1993 EMBO course :" Cytoplasmic Ca2+", Uppsala, Sweden;
*1993 "Neurochemistry of Calcium”, Montpellier, France
*1993 Elba International Neuroscience Program, Elba, Italy
*1991 Visiting scholar, University of Minnesota, College of Vet. Medicine, USA
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__Positions (since 1991):__
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*2011 - 2021 Professor, Dept. Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen (full or part-time position)
*2007 - 2013  Professor, Institute of Chemical Biology, Ilia State University (ILIAUNI), Tbilisi, Georgia (part-time position)
*2009 - 2010  Neuregeron Pty, Melbourne, Australia (part-time position)
*2007 - 2009 Research Professor/ Head, Molecular Neurobiol. Unit, Dept. Neurology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Denmark.
*2005 - 2007 Research Advisor, Neurogen Corp., Brandford, USA
*2002 - 2004 Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark
*2000 - 2001 Visiting professor, Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia, UCI, Irvine, CA, USA
*1996 - 2002 Assoc. Res. Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology/ Biology, RDSP, Copenhagen
*1993 - 1996 Visiting professor /Assoc. researcher, Protein Laboratory, Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen
*1991 - 1992 Visiting researcher, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy (RDSP), Copenhagen
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__Awards & special fellowships:__
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*2011 Research Professorship (Lundbeckfonden)
*2001 Bøje Benzon Award 
*2000 Visiting professorship to USA (Alfred Benzon Foundation) 
*1997 NASTRA award (Danish Medical Research Council)
*1994 FEBS International Fellowship
*1993 DANVIS visiting fellowship 
*1991 Denmark-USSR academic exchange fellowship 
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__Teaching /Supervision:__ 
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*5 PhD / 19 Masters\\
*7 international and local courses\\
*21 Public lectures (e.g. schools, libraries, interest- & seniors' clubs, other general audiences)
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Organizer & chairman of symposia at 6 international scientific meetings.
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Invited speaker & oral presentations at 21 international meetings.
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Peer reviewer for international foundations (3) / scientific journals (12). 
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Present /former member of 9 international & Danish scientific societies.